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- For Grace Taylor (Helen's dependent mother), they paid $300for doctors, $300 for insulin, and $175 for eyeglasses, which totals$775.
- For Betty Jones (Bill's dependent sister), they paid $450for doctors and $350 for prescription medicines and drugs, whichtotals $800.
Bill and Helen add all their medical and dental expenses together($1,859 + $775 + $800 = $3,434). They figure their deduction on themedical and dental expenses portion of Schedule A, Form 1040, shownlater. Bill and Helen's Schedule A Files: Recordkeeping. For each medical expense, you must keep arecord of the name and address of each person you paid, and the amountand date of the payment. When requested by the IRS, you must be able to substantiate yourmedical deduction with a statement or itemized invoice from the personor entity you paid showing the nature of the expense, for whom it wasincurred, the amount paid, the date of payment, and any otherinformation the IRS may deem necessary. Do not send these records withyour return. |